Okay, so I'm not a genius or anything. I have to credit this idea to page 17 of Canon's "Do More with Macro" guide. I was perusing the pages and came upon this creative idea. They used a tiny car and a day planner. Their picture is a bit more believable, but I thought this was a great idea for todays theme transportation!

So what do you think? I have to share that the kids started putting in their books and dolls to get pictures just the same. So cute!

Becky, it seemed like you knew already. Good eye. As for the question, I'm not an expert by any means, but what I have found with the macro lens (55-250mm) the benefit is to get a crisp shot of something tiny like my button capture for Theme Thursday. The negative is that you need to have a good deal of distance from your shot and zooming in that far you need a tripod to really steady your shot. You may even need to the timer to lessen camera shake. It's definitely beneficial, but I have gotten some great macro's with my stock lens from my Nikon D40. I've gotten right up on my belly and zoomed right in. You can get a lot closer to your subject with a basic lens. The key to a macro is a steady hand or a good bass to put your camera on. I hope this helps.

Thank you everyone! I'm glad you like it! It was fun, plus I started thinking about artwork for the girls room. They picked out favorite books and stood them up with their favorite trinkets and dolls and I zoomed in and got a shot of those. They might work for art in their room. Maybe I'll share those later. I'd love to see everyones captures! Definitely link me to it or drop me a comment.

Terrific shot! I loved the shot and then when I saw what you had done I so wanted to try it. So glad you shared where the idea came from. I'm going to try this for sure.Today was my first entry. I've enjoyed seeing what everyone has done. I'll be back.Carletta@Round The Bend

wow, love this shot. thank you for the comment on my Nuvrei photo shoot that was sweet of you. I just checked out some of your photography on your blog and I wanted to say how creative you are I love the ones with the rock thrown in the water and the ballerina feet. Really all of them just great shots.